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Dido Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
per excellence/ par excellence
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0 This is from 05 0 00 : 02 br 02 br 00 Main Entry: 01 b 00 par ex·cel·lence 02 b 02 br 00 Pronunciation: 00 'pär-"ek-s&-'lä 01 sup 00 n 02 sup 00 s 02 br 00 Function: 01 i 00 adjective 02 i 02 br 00 Etymology: French, literally, by excellence 02 br 01 b 00 : 02 b 00 being the best of a kind 01 b 00 : 01 a 00 PREEMINENT 02 a 02 b 00 <a salesman 01 i 00 par excellence 02 i 00 > 02 br 02 br 00 This form is correct. The term is French and the English adopted it. com
- 0 This is from 05 0 00 : 02 br 02 br 00 Main Entry: 01 b 00 par ex·cel·lence 02 b 02 br 00 Pronunciation: 00 'pär-"ek-s&-'lä 01 sup 00 n 02 sup 00 s 02 br 00 Function: 01 i 00 adjective 02 i 02 br 00 Etymology: French, literally, by excellence 02 br 01 b 00 : 02 b 00 being the best of a kind 01 b 00 : 01 a 00 PREEMINENT 02 a 02 b 00 <a salesman 01 i 00 par excellence 02 i 00 > 02 br 02 br 00 This form is correct.
- The term is French and the English adopted it.
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0 This is from 05 0 00 : 02 br
02 br
00 Main Entry: 01 b 00 par ex·cel·lence 02 b 02 br
00 Pronunciation: 00 'pär-"ek-s&-'lä 01 sup 00 n 02 sup 00 s 02 br
00 Function: 01 i 00 adjective 02 i 02 br
00 Etymology: French, literally, by excellence 02 br
01 b 00 : 02 b 00 being the b
02 br
00 Main Entry: 01 b 00 par ex·cel·lence 02 b 02 br
00 Pronunciation: 00 'pär-"ek-s&-'lä 01 sup 00 n 02 sup 00 s 02 br
00 Function: 01 i 00 adjective 02 i 02 br
00 Etymology: French, literally, by excellence 02 br
01 b 00 : 02 b 00 being the b
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par excellence is usually confused with the latin per se , which means "in itself". That is why it is misspelled as per.
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Hi.
Can par excellence be used as a pre modifier.
I have never seen this adjective pre modifies.
Is it natural to say?
A par excellence chef instead of a chef par excellence.
Dictionaries do not indicate if there is such a limitation in using this adjective.
Thanks for your help and time
Can par excellence be used as a pre modifier.
I have never seen this adjective pre modifies.
Is it natural to say?
A par excellence chef instead of a chef par excellence.
Dictionaries do not indicate if there is such a limitation in using this adjective.
Thanks for your help and time
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At least one dictionary does:
adjective [never before noun] formal /p?r ?eks?'l?ns/ of the highest quality, or the most typical type
a movie star par excellence.
adjective [never before noun] formal /p?r ?eks?'l?ns/ of the highest quality, or the most typical type
a movie star par excellence.
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Thanks Mister Micawber.
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